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News

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[ 5 October 2021 ] BFI Japan comes to big screens UK-wide this Autumn

Friday’s “Scarlett Johansson is Janet Leigh, no Viagra for Goldie Hawn and Minnie Driver has Lady Friends”

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Film

Sarah Paulson joins Claire’s Cambodia
Scarlett Johansson to play Janet Leigh in Making of Psycho
Bruce Willis to star in Five Against A Bullet

British TV

Three new characters for Misfits
BBC4 to co-produce adaptation of Spies of Warsaw

US TV

Chuck/Firefly‘s Adam Baldwin to guest on Castle
Breaking Bad‘s Tess Harper to guest on Revenge
Jessica Lange to play near role on American Horror Story
NBC acquires CTV’s Saving Hope
Wednesday ratings: The Middle and Happy Endings grow
Kyle XY‘s Jean-Luc Bilodeau joins Baby Daddy

US TV pilots

Matthew Perry to star in Go On
Minnie Driver joins Lady Friends, Amy Smart joins Bad Girls
Hellcats‘ Aly Michalka joins Rebounding
Goldie Hawn off Viagra Diaries
King of Queens‘ Leah Remini joins White Van Man, Less Than Perfect‘s Sara Rue joins Malibu Country
Numb3rs/The Playboy Club‘s David Krumholtz to star in Partners
Friday Night Lights‘ Matt Lauria joins Gilded Lilys

Thursday’s “Christopher Lloyd is Granddad, new Avengers trailer and Mira Sorvino is a Trooper” news

1 March 2012 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Happy St David’s Day everyone!

Doctor Who

Matt Smith not leaving any time soon

Film

No Bill Murray for Ghostbusters 3
Gerard Butler to replace Eric Bana on Brilliant
Luther creator Neil Cross to write Day of the Triffids adaptation
New trailer for The Avengers

British TV

Channel 4 acquires Labyrinth and Pillars of the Earth sequel [subscription required]
Sony to launch Sony Movie Channel in spring [subscription required]
ITV annual profits up nearly a quarter [subscription required]

US TV

Adam Arkin to guest on Justified
Molly Shannon joins Enlightened
Leonard Nimoy to guest on Big Bang Theory
Brett Butler to recur on Anger Management
ABC Family orders more Jane By Design

US TV pilots

Cary Elwes joins Prairie Dogs
Justified‘s Natalie Zea joins Kevin Williamson’s serial killer pilot
A Gifted Man‘s Margo Martindale joins Counter Culture…
…and Masters of Sex, as does Beau Bridges
Heroes‘ Hayden Panettiere to star in Nashville
Elizabeth Perkins to star in How to Live With Your Parents For The Rest of Your Life
Christopher Lloyd to play granddad (?), BJ Hales to play Trigger in Only Fools and Horses plus other pilot casting
Twilight‘s Ashley Greene and Nikita‘s Tiffany Hines to star in Americana
David Arquette joins Smart One
The Cosby Show‘s Phylicia Rashad joins Do No Harm
Dane Cook to star in Next Caller Please
Mira Sorvino joins Trooper

A bit of A Bit of Fry and Laurie – A Bit of Fry and Laurie (Deceased)

29 February 2012 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

You don’t see enough references to ITC shows in modern television I find. So savour this delightful reference in reaction to the sad death of Hugh Laurie, which results in tributes from Nigel Havers and Rowan Atkinson among others.

Review: Netflix (UK)

29 February 2012 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Netflix in the US is a massive force. Kind of like Lovefilm, it has a TV and film DVD rental service as well as an online streaming service, but it makes so much money, it can now afford to make its own programmes, including a remake of House of Cards with Kevin Spacey.

Now it’s come to the UK. Available on your laptop, your Apple TV, your iPad, your iPhone, your PlayStation, your Wii and probably your cooker as well, Netflix is simple to use, integrates well with social networks, and delivers a true multi-platform experience, all for £5.99 a month.

It’s just a shame there’s bugger all to watch on it.

Continue reading “Review: Netflix (UK)”

Wednesday’s “The Avengers’ new name, Smash up, Steven Volk’s Wired and a new Victor Garber show” news

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Film

Tony Shalhoub and Bar Paly join Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain
Kristen Wiig joins action comedy
Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, Cameron Diaz, Beyonce and Andy Samberg to star in Ryan Murphy’s One Hit Wonders
The Avengers retitled Avengers Assembled for the UK

Theatre

Gareth Gates’ Hair cancelled
The Inbetweeners‘ Blake Harrison to star in Step 9 (of 12)

British TV

Game On‘s Bernadette Davis writing football comedy Some Girls for BBC3

US TV

Monday ratings: Smash up to 6.9m viewers
Scott Bakula to recur on Desperate Housewives
Homeland‘s Marin Ireland joins The Killing [minor spoilers]

US TV pilots

Glee‘s Max Adler joins Last Resort
Victor Garber to star in Notorious, Charlie’s Angels Rachael Taylor joins 666 Park Avenue
Missi Pyle to co-star in Prodigy Bully
Suzy Nakkamura joins Go On, Linus Roache joins ABC’s Roland Emmerich project
Hollyoaks‘s Barry Sloane to star in Gotham
TV Land fast-tracking sitcom about twin brothers, one gay, one straight
My Boys‘ Jordana Spiro to star in Josh Berman medical drama
Cougar Town‘s Josh Hopkins joins Lady Friends, plus other pilot casting
The Descendants‘ Nat Faxon to star is Ned Fox is My Fanny
Misfits producers working on sci-fi show Wired by Steven Volk and a paranormal show, The Dead Beat, from John Jackson for BBC America
Sucker Punch‘s Jamie Chung joins The Asset

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Year: 2012

Friday’s “Scarlett Johansson is Janet Leigh, no Viagra for Goldie Hawn and Minnie Driver has Lady Friends”

Thursday’s “Christopher Lloyd is Granddad, new Avengers trailer and Mira Sorvino is a Trooper” news

A bit of A Bit of Fry and Laurie – A Bit of Fry and Laurie (Deceased)

Review: Netflix (UK)

Wednesday’s “The Avengers’ new name, Smash up, Steven Volk’s Wired and a new Victor Garber show” news

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

Please watch I Walk Through Moscow – and I’m quoted!

Ms Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Old Man

Life and Beth and Night Sky

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Essex Serpent